Gatorade Triathlon - Race 1 - TriathlonSprint


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St Kilda, Victoria
Australia
Super Sprint
25C / 77F
Overcast
Total Time = 1h 44m 39s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = F 25-29
Age Group Rank = 54/56
Pre-race routine:

I had to have had to WORST night sleep last night.
I was awake pretty much most of the night, and the two times that I did start to drift off to sleep, Superman was grinding his teeth and woke me up.

I shouldn't have napped yesterday, because I was more than exhausted by the time I got to St Kilda this morning.
Event warmup:

I made the mistake of just checking the water with my feet... more on that later.
No real warm up!
Swim
  • 09m 8s
  • 500 meters
  • 01m 48s / 100 meters
Comments:

This was the mistake I was talking about.
I put my face in the water at the start, and inhaled. It was so damn cold, my body was ok, but the water... god damn, it was harsh.

I had to do a polo swim for a little bit, face out of the water... I eventually got into a rhythm of breathing every 2 strokes, which is really rare for me, I normally roll with 4 or 5...
It was hard work.

I took in a bit of salt water, and promptly chucked it back up in the water.
What would you do differently?:

Get in the water before the start!!
Otherwise, I think I did alright.
Transition 1
  • 03m 5s
Comments:

It would have been so much faster if they hadn't had the world's longest run in these transitions.
I guess they have to with 2000+ athletes there!
What would you do differently?:

Not a lot. I think I did ok this time.
Bike
  • 43m 28s
  • 20 kms
  • 27.61 km/hr
Comments:

I think I struggled on the bike due to not enough recovery from last week.
No excuses, just setting a time for the rest of the season.
What would you do differently?:

I can't wait to get the cadence sensor for my birthday... I need some more information on what I am doing on the bike!!
Transition 2
  • 04m 29s
Comments:

I was going to try the feet on top of shoes thing, I got them undone but ran out of road, so just unclipped. My feet were numb again, so I took the shoes off, and ran into the worlds LONGEST run in transition.
Seriously, it was a 400m run around just to get to my bike rack, what a joke.
What would you do differently?:

I am going to get this feet on top of shoe thing by the end of the season, I swear!
Run
  • 44m 28s
  • 5 kms
  • 08m 53s  min/km
Comments:

I did make a deal with trainer Rodney that I would run the whole way, but I just couldn't do it. I need more running and brick training :(
What would you do differently?:

Suck it up.
Post race
Warm down:

Long walk back to the car :)

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Not a lot this time.
Probably exhaustion, not a lot of time to recover.

Found something quite important when I got home from the race... my seat had fallen 4cm from where it was meant to be...
Simon didn't do up the bolt properly when he adjusted it.

No wonder my knees are sore.

$%^&.

Event comments:

Definitely a good race.
Because I was one of the last waves, and one of the slowest, people we already heading home by the time I finished, but that's ok :)


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Last updated: 2010-09-09 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:09:08 | 500 meters | 01m 48s / 100meters
Age Group: 33/56
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Suit: 2XU Tri suit only
Course: Out to buoys, across and back to swim exit.
Start type: Run Plus:
Water temp: 18C / 64F Current: Low
200M Perf. Bad Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Good
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 03:05
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:43:28 | 20 kms | 27.61 km/hr
Age Group: 48/56
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Wind: Some
Course: The front part of the course was awesome with the wind at our backs, but on the way "down" the hill (not much of a hill, pretty flat!!) the wind was shocking. I am really bad at wind.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Too hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 04:29
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Bad
Jumping off bike Bad
Running with bike Bad
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:44:28 | 05 kms | 08m 53s  min/km
Age Group: 55/56
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Course: Along the beach and back on the street.
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4